Is CATBIRDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATBIRDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATBIRDS mean?
Catbirds is a form of CATBIRD.
- noun
any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
- noun
North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + B (3) + I (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CATBIRDS
CATBIRDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CATBIRDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catbird12
- bardic11
- drastic10
- bracts10
- braids9
- cairds9
- darics9
- dicast9
- disbar9
- baric9
- basic9
- bract9
- carbs9
- crabs9
- cribs9
- rabic9
- crista8
- racist8
- triacs8
- acids8
- acrid8
- asdic8
- bards8
- birds8
- brads8
- braid8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caird8
- cards8
- darbs8
- daric8
- dicta8
- drabs8
- dribs8
- rabid8
- tabid8
- cabs8
- carb8
- crab8
- crib8
- scab8
- triads7
- abris7
- baits7
- brats7
- brits7
- carts7
- crias7
- crits7
- rabis7
- sabir7
- scart7
- triac7
- acid7
- bads7
- bard7
- bids7
- bird7
- brad7
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